*** *** ***
I told him
I used to walk the streets
looking in the lamp-lit windows
longing to be inside
somewhere warm
with someone.
And now you're inside,
looking out,
he said.
And it was true.
Turns out,
whether inside or out,
the door we choose
to lock tight
or keep open wide,
is within.
*** *** ***
Lock away
that box of dreams
in your heart.
Keep it safe
for a better day.
Sometimes the sun
goes down
on a cherished dream.
But the sun always rises
on a new tomorrow.
*** *** ***
Your heart is locked tight
because you fear
more pain.
But instead of
locking pain out,
you are locking it in.
Turn the key.
Tiptoe out
into the midday sun.
It is safe and warm.
Look around.
Discover a comfortable
place to be.
Let kind people
find you.
*** *** ***
Kim's prompt at Verse First is : Lock. These three snippets came through the ether.
